Is « lapin » masculine or feminine?
« lapin » is masculine. You say le lapin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le lapin |
| With the indefinite article | un lapin |
| With the partitive article | du lapin |
Plural
The plural is lapins (les lapins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
lapin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so lapin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « lapin » masculine or feminine?
« lapin » is masculine. You say le lapin.
Is it « la lapin » or « le lapin »?
It is « le lapin ». « la lapin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.